Drones dived, sailed and flew together in a swarm in a first for the UK’s armed forces during experimental exercises with the Royal Marines. An array of autonomous systems operated underwater, on the water, in the sky and over land to help Royal Marines Commandos as they carried out training raids on a number of complex ‘adversary’ positions – such as missile and radar … [Read more...] about Drone swarms support Commando Forces trials in a first for the UK’s armed forces
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Patrol ship Tamar completes board and search training with Commandos
New Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Tamar is ready to police the Seven Seas after intensive training with commandos off the South Coast. The Portsmouth-based warship received the thumbs up from Navy assessors as she served as the springboard for Royal Marines to board, subdue and search suspect vessels in the Channel. Mike Company from 42 Commando in Bickleigh, near Plymouth, … [Read more...] about Patrol ship Tamar completes board and search training with Commandos
Stunning photos claim top prizes at Royal Navy photographic awards
Striking images have captured life of Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines as they serve on vital operations around the globe. The pictures have all been taken by the Royal Navy’s own dedicated photographers, who are behind the lens capturing the significant moments as the Senior Service carries out missions across the world’s oceans, in the skies and on land, from Arctic to … [Read more...] about Stunning photos claim top prizes at Royal Navy photographic awards
Royal Marines Commando unit created to shape the Future Commando Force
A select group of commandos will form a new Vanguard Strike Company to shape how the Royal Marines Commandos of the future will operate around the globe. These trailblazers will have access to game-changing technology and weaponry as they head on their first deployment next year. The Royal Marines are currently undergoing a bold modernisation project – known as the Future … [Read more...] about Royal Marines Commando unit created to shape the Future Commando Force
Royal Marines parachute deep behind enemy lines with American forces
Royal Marines have parachuted ‘deep behind enemy lines’ during demanding winter exercises in Sweden with forces from the United States Airforce. The elite Surveillance Reconnaissance Squadron of 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group were training alongside the Americans in capturing positions from the air from an adversary, giving allied forces a foothold in enemy … [Read more...] about Royal Marines parachute deep behind enemy lines with American forces
Royal Navy scores second major drugs bust of month in Gulf
Sailors and Royal Marines bagged more than a tonne of cannabis when they intercepted drug smugglers on the infamous Hashish Highway. The team from HMS Montrose recovered bales of hash from the waters of the Gulf of Oman – then found a secret narcotics cache hidden aboard a dhow during a two-day operation which resulted in a haul worth more than £6m on the streets of the UK … [Read more...] about Royal Navy scores second major drugs bust of month in Gulf
Royal Marines Musicians remember Deal Bombing 30 years on
Royal Marines Musicians will return to Kent on Sunday September 22 – 30 years to the day of one of the darkest moments in their proud history. Eleven musicians were killed and another 11 injured when a bomb planted by the IRA in the ‘Coffee Boat’ rest area of the Staff Band at the Royal Marines School of Music, Deal, blew up. The blast destroyed the building and a … [Read more...] about Royal Marines Musicians remember Deal Bombing 30 years on
Royal Marines finish Arctic training with fierce test in Sweden
Months of intensive training for Britain’s winter warfare specialists reached its climax as Royal Marines went into battle with their Scandinavian counterparts in the Arctic snow. Some 350 Royal Marines from 40 Commando in Taunton joined Norwegian troops and US Marines in a week-long mock battle trying to invade Swedish territory – with the hosts and Finnish troops blocking … [Read more...] about Royal Marines finish Arctic training with fierce test in Sweden
Royal Marines’ mortars light up Arctic night sky on exercise in Norway
Royal Marines lit up Arctic fjords and valleys as they laid down mortar rounds in the dark during winter training in Norway. Illumination shells bathed the striking mountainscape around the small town of Bardufoss – roughly half way between Tromsø and Narvik – in an eerie light as the men of 40 Commando’s Mortar Troop conducted their fire missions. The live firing is the … [Read more...] about Royal Marines’ mortars light up Arctic night sky on exercise in Norway
Duke of Sussex visits sailors and marines in the Arctic Circle during visit to Commando Helicopter Force
The Duke of Sussex spent part of Valentine’s Day visiting Naval Service personnel hundreds of miles inside the Arctic Circle. In his first overseas visit in his role as Captain General of the Royal Marines, His Royal Highness was involved in celebrations marking 50 years of UK helicopter exercises in the extreme cold. The Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) – the wings of the … [Read more...] about Duke of Sussex visits sailors and marines in the Arctic Circle during visit to Commando Helicopter Force
